Bug 666081 - asterisk runs as root instead of asterisk user due to rc script bug
Summary: asterisk runs as root instead of asterisk user due to rc script bug
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Status: CLOSED ERRATA
Alias: None
Product: Fedora
Classification: Fedora
Component: asterisk
Version: rawhide
Hardware: All
OS: Unspecified
low
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Assignee: Jeffrey C. Ollie
QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance
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: 718336 (view as bug list)
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Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2010-12-28 20:40 UTC by Jason Spangler
Modified: 2011-10-11 02:05 UTC (History)
4 users (show)

Fixed In Version: asterisk-1.8.6.0-4.el6
Doc Type: Bug Fix
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Last Closed: 2011-10-03 18:09:46 UTC
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Description Jason Spangler 2010-12-28 20:40:42 UTC 
Description of problem:
asterisk runs as root instead of asterisk user due to rc script bug

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
asterisk-1.8.0-3.fc15.i686

How reproducible:
Just install and run asterisk

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Install asterisk
2. Run asterisk
3. ps waxu | grep asterisk
  
Actual results:
asterisk is running as root

Expected results:
asterisk is running as user asterisk

Additional info:

To fix, change AST_ARGS to ASTARGS in the following lines of /etc/rc.d/init.d/asterisk:

  if [ $AST_USER ] ; then
    ASTARGS="$AST_ARGS -U $AST_USER"
  fi
  if [ $AST_GROUP ] ; then
    ASTARGS="$AST_ARGS -G $AST_GROUP"
  fi
Comment 1 Jeffrey C. Ollie 2011-09-20 13:54:44 UTC 
*** Bug 718336 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Comment 2 Fedora Update System 2011-09-20 20:21:08 UTC 
asterisk-1.8.6.0-4.fc16 has been submitted as an update for Fedora 16.
https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/asterisk-1.8.6.0-4.fc16
Comment 3 Fedora Update System 2011-09-20 20:25:19 UTC 
asterisk-1.8.6.0-4.fc15 has been submitted as an update for Fedora 15.
https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/asterisk-1.8.6.0-4.fc15
Comment 4 Fedora Update System 2011-09-20 20:26:13 UTC 
asterisk-1.8.6.0-4.el6 has been submitted as an update for Fedora EPEL 6.
https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/asterisk-1.8.6.0-4.el6
Comment 5 Fedora Update System 2011-09-20 20:51:09 UTC 
asterisk-1.6.2.20-1.fc14 has been submitted as an update for Fedora 14.
https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/asterisk-1.6.2.20-1.fc14
Comment 6 Fedora Update System 2011-09-21 22:15:11 UTC 
Package asterisk-1.8.6.0-4.fc16:
* should fix your issue,
* was pushed to the Fedora 16 testing repository,
* should be available at your local mirror within two days.
Update it with:
# su -c 'yum update --enablerepo=updates-testing asterisk-1.8.6.0-4.fc16'
as soon as you are able to.
Please go to the following url:
https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/asterisk-1.8.6.0-4.fc16
then log in and leave karma (feedback).
Comment 7 Fedora Update System 2011-10-03 18:09:11 UTC 
asterisk-1.8.6.0-4.fc16 has been pushed to the Fedora 16 stable repository.  If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.
Comment 8 Fedora Update System 2011-10-03 23:56:54 UTC 
asterisk-1.8.6.0-4.fc15 has been pushed to the Fedora 15 stable repository.  If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.
Comment 9 Fedora Update System 2011-10-03 23:57:57 UTC 
asterisk-1.6.2.20-1.fc14 has been pushed to the Fedora 14 stable repository.  If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.
Comment 10 Fedora Update System 2011-10-11 02:05:12 UTC 
asterisk-1.8.6.0-4.el6 has been pushed to the Fedora EPEL 6 stable repository.  If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.
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